Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James E. KESSI, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 1, 1989No. 87-3148PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
Kessi appeals his conviction for participating in a securities fraud scheme. Kessi, a commodities broker, executed trades' in several commodities accounts in which the investment decisions were made by Henry March, who at the time was a fugitive from justice. March and his associate, Douglas Fisher, induced investors to enter profit-sharing agreements which were guaranteed to yield returns. March then diverted part of the investors’ money for his personal use and passed the rest to Kessi for trading. For his role in this scheme, a jury convicted Kessi of aiding and…
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